Ok, so heres the thing….. Im 14 years old, entering high school, and I have suddenly decided I want to Buy a saltwater reef aqarium. I found a 55 gallon on craigslist, comes with everything all set up already has live sand and rock and a little coral and 2 anemones.a filter, protein skimmer,stand, and more. NICE tank. I was planning on buying it and then buying like 6 or 7 nice fish( i know, not all at once ) and then slowly but surely getting a bunch of really cool coral, polyps, inverts, etc. It sounds so amazing! But….. I don’t know what Im getting my self into. I mean, how big of a commitment it this tank? How hard is it to maintain? and what is the monthly cost? Is this a bad idea for me? Please I need truthful, honest opinions. I know they are extremely difficult to move, so I couldn’t get everything then just change my mind. Please someone tell me what I should do ASAP!!!! I really need help!
I just fed both of my giant green hairy mushrooms. Each Got about a 4 gram piece of shrimp (Frozen But Thawed Out). Its hard to judge the size but fully open they are over ten inches across. The bottom one that looks like a blueberry, is the size of a small cantaloupe.
Cairns Marine Director Lyle Squire Jnr., demonstrates the art of using a ‘Pseudo Net’ to collect Blue & Yellow Assessors (Assessor flavissimus & A. macneilli) on the Great Barrier Reef. Cairns Marine collects specimens for aquaria around the world. Check out our website for more information about the strict management arrangements for the fishery in Australia and examples of ‘Worlds Best Practice’.
I have a few fish, coral and anemones, I want to put in there and I am aware that they may be too many but that is why I am asking.
Fish: 2 clown fish 1 green dragonet 1yellow tang 1 blue hippo tang 1 foxface rabbit fish and 1 royal gramma.
Coral/Anemone: 1 Bubble Tip Anemone 1Reef Haitian Anemone 1 Frog spawn Coral 1 bubble coral 1 purple neon eye polyp and one other species of polyp? If this is too many which would be best to keep?
JBJ Nano Cube Deluxe 12 Gallon w/ LED Lighting http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3127653
Live Rock Nano Package(8lbs. of live rock)http://www.petco.com/product/101441/Live-Rock-Nano-Package.aspx
Nano Soft Coral Packhttp://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+600+2033&pcatid=2033&N=0
Ocean Direct™ Caribbean Live Sand(5lbs.) and for the fish I would like to get
-1 Tail Spot Blenny
-1 Neon Goby
-1 Yellow Clown Goby
Is this ok?Will the tank be overstocked with the fish I selected?Is the coral gonna be ok?Will I have to feed the coral or are all of them photosynthetic?Will the fish be compatible?
